Franco Tenaglia drove Marbella crazy. The public surrendered to its champion and bare-knuckle boxing won the hearts of Spain thanks to Conor McGregor, who knew how to turn everyone on. The landing of Bare Knuckle in our country ended in the best possible way, with Tenaglia leaving with his arm raised by winning by majority decision (46-46, 47-45 and 47-45) over Tony Soto and being the new weight monarch BKFC light with the Marbella Bullring packed. “I’ve been waiting for this for 10 years. “I was fighting in the middle of nowhere, and look at me now, I am world champion,” shouted the Argentine, after hanging the ‘Sold Out’ sign.
Franco started off strong and dominant, taking control of the ring. He dug his hands into Soto’s face and avoided the ones the American was trying to hit. The Argentine arrived with two hands that made Soto fall, who returned to the canvas seconds later for another hand on the face. He was noticeably touched and the audience went crazy. Franco’s blows came clearly and very hard, until Soto managed to catch him with some hands that he felt and made him fall with a blow to the liver. He got up and held on until the bell rang in a war that kept all the fans on their feet.
Tenaglia came out for the third round with his batteries recharged, recovering from the punishment. He sent Soto to the canvas with a left hand, who looked more tired and his hands looked less clear and with less strength. They continued crossing hands in the center of the ring, both threw and received, it was a war full of blood. The last round was the final one. The exchanges of blows did not stop, the hands entered crudely and both staggered. They both ended up destroyed.
Mora conquers Marbella
David Mora excelled by defeating Fran Suárez by TKO in the fifth round. Suárez’s corner did not let him go out to fight due to the swelling in his left eye, after receiving a harsh punishment in a clash that Mora dominated from start to finish. The bell rang and Suárez went all out. Mora responded with clear and effective hands, hunting him on several occasions and punishing his face. Despite the hands received, Suárez managed to hit a hard right hand among several overhands, exchanging in one of the corners. Mora’s hands continued to arrive, and he also dodged the blows of his opponent, whose face was completely bloody.
Mora was much more complete, setting the pace and distance of the fight, showing great technique. Despite this, Suárez did not give up and continued throwing. The exchanges of blows did not stop and Mora began to bleed from his nose, but he landed a hand to the body and a right hand and sent him to the canvas on his ass. After the harsh punishment, the corner did not let Suárez go out in the fifth round due to the swelling in his left eye. “I have felt very good doing boxing work that I don’t usually do, because in MMA you have more resources. I liked the experience too much. I talked to Feldman in the tunnel, he told me a couple of things, and I’ll continue talking to him later. We had seen his work, also other disciplines. The job was to maintain distance, counterpunch, and wait for the moment to strike. I would repeat. “It has been a bomb to be the first event in Spain,” Mora declared after the fight.
Austin Trout retained his welterweight title by unanimous decision (triple 50-43) after winning a brutal beating against Nico Franco, who endured the harsh punishment like a titan. Dave Mundell retained his BKFC middleweight title by knocking out Danny Christie in the second round, leaving him no option by sending him to the ground with one blow. José Daniel could not withstand a tough Ardi Chakaev who defeated him by TKO in the first round by knocking him down with a series of blows to the face. Daniel began by landing powerful hands on Chakaev’s face, but the Austrian soon responded with a combination that sent him to the canvas. The Spaniard was disconnected on the ground and the referee stopped the fight.
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